Two in three Irish families lost income during the recession, study finds

New ESRI report shows one in seven families went into arrears on utility bills in the period

Investment in services key to ending child poverty, says analyst

Politicians ‘queasy’ about addressing problem as it requires subsidising low-income families

School stress: how teachers are helping children cope with anxiety

Some primary schools are taking novel approaches to help anxious pupils

Being poor should be included as health risk factor

Less well-off face reduced life expectancy of 2.1 years, new research shows

Midwifery expert: Women should be informed of caesarean section risks

Prof Cecily Begley says rates of wound pain and infection higher among those sectioned

Recession damages mental health of families, study shows

Analysis says falling incomes and unemployment put strain on relationships

Death rates six times higher in poor areas, ESRI report finds

Study highlights role of alcohol in driving gap in life expectancy across social groups

Life expectancy, especially for rich, boosted during boom

Improvement ‘took off’ from 2000 but seeds of trend sown earlier during 1990s

Better-off women more likely to drink alcohol in pregnancy

Growing Up in Ireland study: Data reveals one in 10 smoked while expecting a baby

Research shows the powerful impact of children’s early years on the rest of their lives

Adverse events in childhood cast long shadow, conference hears

Findings show early interventions to target problems are cheaper in long run

Irish once again report high level of ‘life satisfaction’

Tendency to accentuate positive queried